The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
CITY NOTES.

o, for-O, for-O, for a rain.
How do you like the looks of THE
News this morning?
The hunters and fishermen report good
luck as they return from their expedi-
tons. Still, they do not expose a great
amount Of game To the gaze of the pub
nc.
Mr. r. j. Rifles has new advertise
ment this morning, to which attention
III directed. He is continually adding to
his stock, and he is making speciality of
all kinds of repair work.
The hop at the Putnam House, to-
morrow evening, will be the last of the
delightful formal Saturday evenings
hops to be given, but the equally pleasant
informal hops will be continued through
the season.
Mr.. C. A. McIarty has returned from
New York, where he has been several
weeks selecting the new spring and
summer stock for the dry goods house of
! NJ. III. Rogero 4 Co. Look out for their
big advertisement in Sundays paper.
VIM. McGraw. highly colored bru-
nette, was the only man before the May
or's court yesterday. He was charged
with disturbing the public peace by fight
ing, and $3 and costs was charaged up to
him. He will work it out ON the streets.
City Tax Collector Neck informed US
.sf to-
little slowly so far to pay their taxes, but
in the last day or two there has been a
marked Improvement. The city treasury
is empty, but the energetic collector is
doing his best to replenish it.
A large number of people went up the
river yesterday on the morning boats.
The day was just right for an enjoyable
trip on the water. and if the tourists did
not have a good time they can attribute
II to their own lack of appreciation for
the beautiful
Special cheap excursions will be run
into Florida from all important points in
the South, ON the 18th, 22d and Goth
inst. A large influx of visitors may be
these excursions are likely to make the
last end of the season very busy.
On Sunday a grand excursion will be
given to the Lake Weir Chautauqua
from Palatka and intermediate points.
over the Florida Southern Railway. The
train will leave here in the morning and
return at night, giving all an opportu-
nifty to spend the day at those beautiful
grounds.
The question now agitating our citi-
zens is, who shall we have for Mayor and
Aldermen? There are already two can
didates in the field for Marshal, and a
number of gentlemen have been men,
toned as probable candidates for Alder
men. None but good men should be Sc
iected for these importont offices at this
time.
A lady, whose name we could not learn.
arrived yesterday in the city from Starke.
Fla, having three small children with
her. She was i'm search of her brother. a
Mr.. Sawell, who lives in the country
somewhere near Palatka. She was with
out means, and Marshal Manucy secured
lodging place for the family for the
night.
John Halifax" better known as Mr..
John Anderson, of Ormond-on- the Hall
fax, yesterday presented THE News with
basket of very fine Tangerine oranges
from the trees of that famous orange
section. The oranges are very fine. and
are fully equal in appearance aud flavor
To those he has ON exhibition at the Put
nam House, which have attracted such
universal attention.
Paul b. LaLane, formerly of this city,
has resigned the agency of the Plant
steamship line at Tampa and accepted
the position of purser ON the Mascotte,
running between Tampa and Havana.
Mr.. LaLane speaks Spanish equally as
wei as English. qualification highly
necessary in his new position. Mr., La
Lane is good business man and will,
no doubt, prove quite as efficient as pur-
ser as he did as agent of the line.
When banks flourish business is
healthy and brisk. The First National
Bank of Palatka, whose statement is pub
lished to-day, has larger surplus than
any other bank in the State, and shows
by the figures in the statement that its
business is increasing. This bank re
ceives a larger amount of deposits by
mail than by other means. There is
nothing equal to searching out business.
BY the way, advertising is one of the
hest of methods for drumming up bust
ness.
Nearly the entire business portion Of
Garden City, Kansas, was destroyed by
= \ fire. Tuesday afternoon.